Norman Krasna

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Norman Krasna

Born November 7, 1909 · Queens, New York City, New York, USA

Died November 1, 1984 · aged 74

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Norman Krasna (November 7, 1909 – November 1, 1984) was an American screenwriter, playwright, producer, and film director. He is best known for penning screwball comedies which centered on a case of mistaken identity. Krasna also directed three films during a forty-year career in Hollywood. He garnered four Academy Award screenwriting nominations, winning onc…

Known For

Let's Make LoveLet's Make Love · 1960
Let's Make Love
★ 6.41960
MovieComedyRomance
When billionaire Jean-Marc Clement learns that he is to be satirized in an off-Broadway revue, he passes himself off as an actor playing him in order to get closer to the beautiful star of the show, Amanda Dell.
Clash by NightClash by Night · 1952
Clash by Night
★ 6.71952
MovieDramaRomance
An embittered woman seeks escape in marriage, only to fall for her husband’s best friend.
White ChristmasWhite Christmas · 1954
White Christmas
★ 7.21954
MovieComedyMusic
Two talented song-and-dance men team up after the war to become one of the hottest acts in show business. In time they befriend and become romantically involved with the beautiful Haynes sisters who comprise a sister act.
Mr. & Mrs. SmithMr. & Mrs. Smith · 1941
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
★ 5.91941
MovieComedyRomance
Happily married for three years, Ann and David Smith live in New York. One morning Ann asks David if he had to do it over again, would he marry her? To her shock, he answers, "No". Later that day, they separately discover that, due to a legal complication, they are not legally married.
My GeishaMy Geisha · 1962
My Geisha
★ 6.51962
MovieComedyRomance
Famed movie director Paul Robaix breaks with tradition by not casting his actress-comedienne wife, Lucy Dell, in his latest film production, a version of Madame Butterfly. Undaunted, the resourceful Lucy wings her way to Tokyo and, masquerading as a Japanese geisha, lands the coveted role from her unsuspecting husband! But in front of the cameras (and behind the pancake makeup), Lucy faces greater challenges: her lecherous leading man - and a husband who is beginning to realize that his talented new "discovery" seems vaguely familiar...
Wife vs. SecretaryWife vs. Secretary · 1936
Wife vs. Secretary
★ 6.71936
MovieDramaComedy
Linda, the wife of a publishing executive, suspects that her husband Van’s relationship with his attractive secretary Whitey is more than professional.
Bachelor MotherBachelor Mother · 1939
Bachelor Mother
★ 7.21939
MovieComedyRomance
Polly Parrish, a clerk at Merlin's Department Store, is mistakenly presumed to be the mother of a foundling. Outraged at Polly's unmotherly conduct, David Merlin becomes determined to keep the single woman and "her" baby together.
IndiscreetIndiscreet · 1958
Indiscreet
★ 6.61958
MovieComedyRomance
Anna Kalman is an accomplished actress who has given up hope of finding the man of her dreams. While talking about this subject with her sister, in walks Philip Adams and she realizes that this is the charming, smart, and handsome man she has been waiting for.

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